Constitutional and legislative framework for inclusive education in Australia

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-217

  Forlin, Peter ^a   Forlin, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constitutional law; Disability discrimination; Discriminatory legislation; Educational discrimination; International law; Special needs students

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041021896     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419804200206     Document Type: Article

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